Learning Management Systems: Integrating Services & Content Chad Mairn, M.L.I.S. St. Petersburg College Presented via pre-recorded video and Skype on 10/26/2009 at The video presentation, transcript, and references are available at : .net/chadmairn, and at: http://www.spcollege.edu/SPG/WSPCL/librarians/mairn/InternetLibrarian2009.html /cmairn

Objectives Summarize how to integrate library services and content into Learning Management Systems via: persistent links, course accounts, synchronous communication, mashups, RSS, Desktop Presenter, Jing, Twitter, and embedded librarians … in order to make courses more dynamic and meaningful.

Summarize how to integrate library services and content into Learning Management Systems via:

persistent links,

course accounts,

synchronous communication,

mashups,

RSS,

Desktop Presenter,

Jing,

Twitter, and

embedded librarians

… in order to make courses more dynamic and meaningful.

1. Find a resource and copy the persistent link . 2. Add the link to an online course. 3. Read the article!

Create Course Accounts

Try to be there for a student at their point of need. They’ll appreciate it for sure! Synchronous and asynchronous communication

Mashups 1. Modified a Yahoo Pipe. 2. To generate a news listing from many sources. Students pick 1 article a week.

Using RSS to bring content into LMSs 1. Conduct search 2. Copy RSS URL 3. Build feed … 4. Add JavaScript to a LMS page. Done!

Desktop Presenter

Use Jing to create screencasts and add “visuals to your online conversations.”

Use Twitter for class conversations, library promotion, and much more! #cts1101 @cmairn

Embedded Librarian information page

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